The Republican journal., 1887-08-18
Sleeplessness.

>lceplo>-rcs>, writes a contributor to Cas-
ten. is cans Sed by continual mental strain or
Worry. The capillavcS of the brain become
stretched, and lose their resilicncy: they are
unable. therefore. to empty themselves of
blood when the hour of resi- comes round, and
wakefuneSS continues far into the night
until the body is fairly worn out and sinks
into the lv;iIaryy OF exhaustion.
1t will be well for people who stillcr thus TO
At once take holiday. You say you can not,
that huSincs. will not permit you.
doubt this very much. Would you really
throw your life, or probably your reason, away
for The sake of business: The question is one
You ought to try to answer. But it is my
privilege 10 tell you that. in the early stage of
>!ceplc>>nc>S, few weeks stay at Il bracing
seaside place often acts like magic; people re-
turn home restored to health and caIni-return
home to positively wonder that the cares and
worries that 50 bothered them could have been
such bo@ic>.
Above ALI other remedies for slceplessncss l
place change of air and change of scene, in
conjunction with plain, nutritious diet and IL
more natural way of living.
Why San | not sleep! 1t may be that you
really have unknown to you-some functional
arrangement of the liver, the stomach or the
heart. This must be removed. and sleep will
return to your pillow, and with it health.
Think and consider whether of late you have
given WAY 10 any table indiscretion that may
have affected the liver and rendered il either
sluggish or too active. In these eases the
blood will in reality have become poisoned and
contamination with bile the mind becomes dull
and probably gloomy all day and over active
toward, niShtfall. The sure indication of
treatment is to strictly regulate the diet for
few weeks, to take an occasional blue pill ut
night, with a .aS" of Pulna water, half an
hour before breakfast. and to take Il course Of
Turkish baths tf permitted by your own
medical Hdsiserj, with il reasonable amount of
exercise IN the open air.
Dyspepsia will produce SlCeplcssncSS, and
may in ordinary cases be cured in the same
way. though apcricnts should rather he avoid
ed. Most careful regulation of diet is how
ever, 4 sine Inu nan.
IT is no, Il good plan to 20 to bed with an
entirely empty stomach. Again. if the body
feels hot, !. cold bath. followed by Il bottle of
soda water and fifteen grains of the bicar-
Donate of soda. will have good effect.
Sometimes a hot bath will do more good than
Il col'l one; the state of ones own feelings is
to he consulted, and the results made n mental
note OF.
DO you smoke much. If so. a return to
health is not to he expected until the habit is
overcome.
Exercise in abundance taken during the day
in the open :ir is in hundreds of eases Il cure
FOR slcrplrS>ncsS. hui This exercise should not
he OF Il toe !a!isiing kind: il should he spread
overa great many hours; it should be pleasant,
calmn" exercise, and not continued up to Il
late hour Oycrfatigue must he carefully
avoided!
The practice of taking stiinuants to any N
tent Is very apt to produce SlccplessneSs by
kecpln" Hp an unnatural excitement of the
brin.
Wine hc1i!S has been recommended as Il
nisht-cap. and even stronger stmuIants
They should only be prescribed by medical
man. for they are narcotics. and narcotics in
.tl,t tHtlI y,rff g., fI,.,
long run.
Well, then, what | wish particularly to n,-
press upon my rea,lcrS is the fact that sleep
icssncsS must he sought out and removed be-
fore there can lie the slightest chance or hope
OF anythlng like permanent cure.
Then hygiene steps in for good-reglatiOn
of diet and of your entire and complete method
of living.
Rise beiimcs and have that bracing cold bath,
with few handfuls of sca-salt in it, cat some
fruit before breakfast. notably pruncs, oranges.
grapes or stewcd apples.
Avoid tea and coffee and cigar allurcmcnts.
Take no kind of stimulant on an empty
stomach. Avoid fret and care and over excite
| ment during the day. Determine-if YOU can
that nothing shall annoy or irritatc you.
Take eNercisc--yOu must, even though at
great expense and Inconvenience.
Cycling in moderation, and without ''spurt-
ing" or rushing up hills, is the best and most
delightful of exercises, but beware of catching
cold; always change damp undergarment be-
fore sitting down to dinner, and, previously to
redressing. it will be found most refreshing to
rub the body with cold wet sponge, then to
dry with rough towel.
Never eat when fatigucd. Dine early. live
plainly, take nothing that is in the least likely
to dagree with you
Take a last good walk about an hour before
retiring for the night.
Look upon narcotics in any shape as poison.
And q worI n ahnuf thp lnt1 m
itself. The room should be large, most cleanly
and free from dus., with a proper system of
ventilation by door and window.
The temperature should be equabIc all
through the night and through the year as
po>sihIc-from 80 deg. to 60 deg, according to
the age; the old aud very young requiring
more warmth than the young and middle
aged.